# List of Richmond Spiders in the NFL draft

This is a List of Richmond Spiders football players in the NFL Draft.

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1941 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Art Jones | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1944 | 24 | 11 | 252 | Courtney Lawlor | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1947 | 12 | 4 | 99 | U. S. Savage | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1947 | 18 | 4 | 159 | Tom Nichols | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1950 | 29 | 13 | 378 | Wes Curtier | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1954 | 15 | 9 | 178 | Ed Elliot | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1955 | 7 | 3 | 76 | Erik Christensen | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1956 | 4 | 3 | 40 | Frank Pajaczkowski | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1956 | 11 | 1 | 122 | Lew Wacker | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1958 | 17 | 4 | 197 | Dick Eaton | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1958 | 17 | 5 | 198 | Fred Wilt | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1959 | 13 | 2 | 146 | Pat Lamberti | Chicago Cardinals | E |
| 1959 | 21 | 5 | 245 | Buddy Davis | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1959 | 27 | 11 | 323 | Joe Biscaha | New York Giants | E |
| 1960 | 16 | 6 | 186 | Dave Ames | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1961 | 12 | 3 | 157 | Bob Coolbaugh | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1962 | 18 | 9 | 247 | Mel Rideout | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1963 | 5 | 5 | 61 | Bill Ventura | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1964 | 6 | 6 | 76 | John Hilton | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1964 | 10 | 5 | 131 | Ron C. Smith | Los Angeles Rams | QB |
| 1968 | 5 | 6 | 117 | Mike Bragg | Washington Redskins | K |
| 1969 | 17 | 9 | 425 | Buster O'Brien | Denver Broncos | QB |
| 1970 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Walker Gillette | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1970 | 7 | 5 | 161 | Wayne Fowler | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1971 | 3 | 9 | 61 | James Livesay | St. Louis Cardinals | WR |
| 1971 | 11 | 20 | 280 | Charlie Richards | Los Angeles Rams | QB |
| 1972 | 9 | 15 | 223 | Ray Easterling | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 1974 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Barty Smith | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1974 | 15 | 5 | 369 | Pat Kelly | Baltimore Colts | LB |
| 1975 | 9 | 2 | 210 | Mike Mahoney | New York Giants | WR |
| 1975 | 9 | 24 | 232 | Harry Knight | Oakland Raiders | QB |
| 1978 | 12 | 23 | 329 | Bruce Allen | Baltimore Colts | P |
| 1979 | 4 | 5 | 87 | Jeff Nixon | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 1982 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Barry Redden | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1982 | 12 | 17 | 323 | Mark Seale | New York Giants | DT |
| 1986 | 11 | 9 | 286 | John Armstron | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1986 | 11 | 13 | 290 | Leland D. Melvin | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1987 | 10 | 27 | 278 | Rafe Wilkinson | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1989 | 7 | 6 | 173 | Brian Jordan | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 1991 | 11 | 16 | 294 | James Smith | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1998 | 4 | 21 | 113 | Shawn Barber | Washington Redskins | LB |
| 1999 | 6 | 14 | 183 | Marc Megna | New York Jets | LB |
| 1999 | 7 | 14 | 220 | Eric King | Kansas City Chiefs | G |
| 2000 | 5 | 25 | 154 | Muneer Moore | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 | 125 | Arman Shields | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 2008 | 5 | 14 | 149 | Tim Hightower | Arizona Cardinals | RB |
| 2009 | 4 | 25 | 125 | Lawrence Sidbury | Atlanta Falcons | DE |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | 206 | Justin Rogers | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 2013 | 5 | 19 | 152 | Cooper Taylor | New York Giants | DB |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 108 | Kyle Lauletta | New York Giants | QB |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1936
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1960 | Carmen Cavalli | DE | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 1964 | Bruce Gossett | K | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1967 | Pete Emelianchik | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1983 | Reggie Evans | RB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1987 | Bob Bleier | QB | New England Patriots | — |
| 1987 | Brendan Toibin | K | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1994 | Matt Joyce | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1999 | Matt Snider | FB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2000 | Paris Lenon | LB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2017 | Winston Craig | DT | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2018 | Alex Light | T | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2024 | Ryan Coll | C | Atlanta Falcons | — |